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Who lived in my house? For those of you interested in your genealogy, this programme might inspire you to bring the story of your own family home to life and add interest to your history.

A series that tells the extraordinary stories of our houses and who lived in them before us.

Press release from the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland - Averil Staunton

For those of you interested in your genealogy, this programme might inspire you to bring the story of your own family home to life and add interest to your history.

Cé a Chónaigh i mo Theachsa /Who Lived in My House is a series that tells the extraordinary stories of our houses and who lived in them before us. STARTS ON TG4 ­ THURSDAY 12TH JANUARY 2012 at 10pm.

Who was murdered in our basement, who made love in the back bedroom and who hid under the stairs during the Civil War? How many children were born here and who did they become?

The reason most people like historic buildings isn't just because of their architecture, which can be replicated, it's knowing that others preceded us, and that lifetimes occurred in our homes.

Cé a Chónaigh i mo Theachsa sets out to unlock the real stories hidden in our walls.

Veteran traveller and broadcaster, Manchán Magan takes us on a fascinating journey into the history of our houses. With the help of the experts, he will examine the existing architectural evidence of our houses, speak to neighbours, family members, local historians, and delve into the National Archives, local libraries and Registry of Deeds to discover the colourful characters of the past who kept their front door key under the mat of the same front step over a century ago.

In its debut six part season on Ireland’s TG4 in 2010, Cé a Chónaigh i mo Theachsa doubled the channel’s audience share and has been re-commissioned as a twelve part series for 2012. NBC Universal - have now won the contract to distribute the international format of the series worldwide. The first series of Cé a Chónaigh i mo Theachsa garnered immense critical acclaim with The Sunday Times calling it; well researched, rattling along at a fair old clip and of Magan said; the man oddly reminiscent of Lloyd Grossman; the man who has made umpteen documentaries and remains utterly unjaded.

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